Harbour Surname
Approximately 8,709 people bear this surname
Harbour Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the harbourer,' one who shelters or harbours people, one who provides lodging. 'a lodging, a house, a harbour,' Cotgrave French and English Dictionary; compare Harbinger.
Geoffrey Herbour, Cambridgeshire 1273.
Read More About This SurnameHarbour Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,573 | 1:65,038 | 7,603 |
| England | 1,569 | 1:35,512 | 4,680 |
| Canada | 646 | 1:57,037 | 6,737 |
| Australia | 492 | 1:54,869 | 6,729 |
| New Zealand | 94 | 1:48,174 | 7,829 |
| South Africa | 62 | 1:873,834 | 57,209 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:137,277 | 8,372 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:83,636 | 6,963 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Bahamas | 6 | 1:65,292 | 848 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 769 | 1:31,697 | 4,208 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 555 | 1:90,484 | 9,326 |
Harbour (167) may also be a first name.
Harbour Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the harbourer,' one who shelters or harbours people, one who provides lodging. 'a lodging, a house, a harbour,' Cotgrave French and English Dictionary; compare Harbinger.
Geoffrey Herbour, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Herbour, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
William le Herber. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Richard le Hareber. Munimenta Gildhallæ Londoniensis.
1676. Buried — Anne Harber, servant with Mr. Kelke: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1785. Married — Thomas Shawand Ann Harbour: St. George, Hanover Square.
Any place of refuge, whether for ships, travellers, beasts of the chase, &c.
Harbour Demographics
Average Male Harbour Height
177.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Harbour Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harbour Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Harbour is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Harbour? popularity and diffusion
Harbour is the 58,101st most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 836,783 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Harbour live; 68 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 708,111th most frequently used forename on earth, borne by 167 people.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,573 people, or 1 in 65,038. In The United States Harbour is most numerous in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Virginia, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.
Harbour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Harbour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Harbour surname rose 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 925 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 37 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Harbour Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Harbour last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Harbour are 11.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Harbour earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning R 279,336 per year; in United States they earn 0.6% less than the national average, earning $42,889 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% less than the national average, earning $46,262 CAD per year.
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Harbour Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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